July 06, 2014 21:39:39
UPDATE: We have now found all 77 message scraps! Thank you everyone who helped contribute.
We have now solved all of the ciphers! Hooray to everyone who helped contribute!
There is now a thread just for discussing theories, maintained by @HirotoKiyama, about these messages here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Undel has explicitly stated that finding the pieces with item IDs rather than in-game is not allowed. Posts that have listed this kind of information have been deleted.
Hello all,
If you’ve been hanging around the new item discover thread, a bunch of people have found paper scraps with what seem to be parts of coded messages of them. They seem to be random letters, and arranged in groups of seven. What this thread is for is to try to organize and possibly decode the messages, if there are any!
CPHX RLP/OI V/LLROL SOPMQ/H BQ/JUK, B/LHS NPOOY/QOB
MANY PEARL KEEPER DRAGON SOUTH, SEND WARRIORS
IVASD UASUVASP MQ ROQKC LASJYBVMSAKVDVOJ, VDZ IQISDM
MAREN PREPARED TO BLOCK FRESHWATER CANALS, ANY MOMENT
LWJOAWNVNJSBF AJOYAWND FWJNMD, GWWQ KJOYA
FEATHER DRAGON HATCHERY NEARBY, KEEP WATCH
UNIAF SRNGRI XNEF TEBQIF, PNZRE PK VNOR ERVP
HARPY LEADER MANY INJURY, TAKEN TO SAFE NEST
WBMWQ H/WXQ/RC QRYXF M/Z JC/FWQ, TF/ QFWOL XR /WOBWIJF
AVIAR PATROL ROUTE IS CLEAR, BE READY TO ADVANCE
VFADWTJD EU/TDN E/PTNZHTBTS, OJ/EWF/IS X/FI UFDCD/ZEL
MOUNTAIN CLANS CHASED AWAY, VICTORY FOR LONGNECK
HMNFA NX/HFJ/MP PMJHNC D/UMT G/JMH/U, PJCHUM/NFV
GROUP OF GUARD DRAGON VERY LARGE, DANGEROUS
GCYTFQ/ VO YW/IAU, UYNFG/Z VO Q/YCXF/OLSEFCU Y/GGYIA YU JOF
TRAVEL IN PACKS, SAFETY IN LARGE NUMBERS, ATTACK AS ONE
QDFNG FYY/Q BCF/Z ZFQDVZBN/ DRCF/S, DINM/FG DKQNUF/DA LVERXCA
STEAL EGGS WHEN NEST UNWATCHED, TRAVEL TO SAFETY QUICKLY
XIVVC JSX/NMZ/NRC CNKV, KS/TI-VR/V YINF/SJ GISZ/MLJF
TREES NOT ALWAYS SAFE, FOUR-EYE DRAGON PROWLING
NXLZE /CN HUIK/CN PYQ/HIXZX, AZ/ACII AUCZ, UK/ W AX A/CII ACK
SERTHIS PLAN IS COMPLETE, WE WILL WAIT AND WE WILL WIN
The decoded messages, please let me know if I've made an error, including who cracked the code:
Gray set: "TRAVEL IN PACKS, SAFETY IN LARGE NUMBERS, ATTACK AS" @Slathers
SERTHIS PLAN IS COMPLETE, WE WILL WAIT AND WE WILL WIN@Seafoam
Blue-ish: (F)EATHER DRAGON HATCHERY NEARBY, KEEP WATCH @Slathers
Yellow: MANY PEARL KEEPER DRAGON SOUTH, SEND WARRIORS @sunreon
HARPY LEADER MANY INJURY, TAKEN TO SAFE NEST. @Slathers
Reddish: MAREN PREPARED TO BLOCK FRESHWATER CANALS, ANY MOMENT @Slathers
"Aviar patrol route is clear, be ready to advance." @seafoam
MOUNTAIN CLANS CHASED AWAY, VICTORY FOR LONGNECK @seafoam
GROUP OF/ GUARD DRAGON VERY L/ARG/E, DANGER/OUS @Maki
TREES NOT ALWAYS SAFE, FOUR-EYE DRAGON PROWLING @nika
STEAL EGGS WHEN NEST UNWATCHED, TRAVEL TO SAFETY QUICKLY @Duh, corrections @Azophel
I won't claim to be an expert on either decoding or making forum threads, so let me know if there's anything I should change, update, or delete. Always feel free to add anything you feel is relevant!
And remember: Be sure to drink your Ovaltine!
We have now solved all of the ciphers! Hooray to everyone who helped contribute!
There is now a thread just for discussing theories, maintained by @HirotoKiyama, about these messages here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Undel has explicitly stated that finding the pieces with item IDs rather than in-game is not allowed. Posts that have listed this kind of information have been deleted.
Hello all,
If you’ve been hanging around the new item discover thread, a bunch of people have found paper scraps with what seem to be parts of coded messages of them. They seem to be random letters, and arranged in groups of seven. What this thread is for is to try to organize and possibly decode the messages, if there are any!
Incomprehensible Scribblings
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [CPHX RLP], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Confusing Scriptscratches
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [OI V], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Indecipherable Textscroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [LLRLO SOPMQ], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Illegible Paragraph
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [H BQ], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Scrawled Muddy Parchment
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [JUK, B], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Strange Runic Letter
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [LHS NPOOY], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Ambiguous Document
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [QOB], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
CPHX RLP/OI V/LLROL SOPMQ/H BQ/JUK, B/LHS NPOOY/QOB
MANY PEARL KEEPER DRAGON SOUTH, SEND WARRIORS
Strange-smelling Vellum
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [IVASD UASU], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Unfathomable Runic Text
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [VASP M], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Ambiguous Scriptscratches
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [Q ROQKC LAS], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Cryptic Fungal Textscroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [JYBVMSA], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Incomprehensible Record
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [KVDV], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Unintelligible Chronicle
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [OJ, VDZ IQ], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Dry Confusing Note
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [ISDM], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
IVASD UASUVASP MQ ROQKC LASJYBVMSAKVDVOJ, VDZ IQISDM
MAREN PREPARED TO BLOCK FRESHWATER CANALS, ANY MOMENT
Unintelligible Papyrus Scroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [LWJOAWN], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Confusing Parchment Scrap
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [VNJ], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Ominous-Looking Letter
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [SBF AJOYA], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Illegible Correspondence
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [WND F], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Trampled Narrative
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [WJN], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Fading Crumpled Scribbles
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [MD, GWWQ K], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Inscrutable Paper Dispatch
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [JOYA], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
LWJOAWNVNJSBF AJOYAWND FWJNMD, GWWQ KJOYA
FEATHER DRAGON HATCHERY NEARBY, KEEP WATCH
Confusing Folded Document
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [UNIAF SR], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Dark Trampled Note
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [NGRI X], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Small Indecipherable Text
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [NEF TEBQ], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Mystifying Paper Chronicle
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [IF, PN], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Tattered Paragraph
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [ZRE P], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Totally Ambiguous Article
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [K VNOR E], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Puzzling Runic Textscroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [RVP], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
UNIAF SRNGRI XNEF TEBQIF, PNZRE PK VNOR ERVP
HARPY LEADER MANY INJURY, TAKEN TO SAFE NEST
Enigmatic Scribblings
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [WBMWQ H], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Indecipherable Notation
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [WXQ], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Confusing Tattered Narrative
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [RC QRYXF M], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Crumpled Scriptscratches
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [Z JC], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Obscure Runic Vellum
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [FWQ, TF], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Perplexing Correspondence
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [QFWOL XR], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Moldy Fading Parchment
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [WOBWIJF], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
WBMWQ H/WXQ/RC QRYXF M/Z JC/FWQ, TF/ QFWOL XR /WOBWIJF
AVIAR PATROL ROUTE IS CLEAR, BE READY TO ADVANCE
Mysterious Faded Text
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [VFADWTJD EU], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Unintelligible Parchment Scrap
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [TDN E], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Scrawled Paper Textscroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [PTNZHTBTS, OJ], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Perplexing Scriptscratches
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [EWF], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Dry Crumbling Document
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [IS X], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Baffling Moldy Vellum
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [FI UFDCD], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Faint Runic Narrative
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [ZEL], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
VFADWTJD EU/TDN E/PTNZHTBTS, OJ/EWF/IS X/FI UFDCD/ZEL
MOUNTAIN CLANS CHASED AWAY, VICTORY FOR LONGNECK
Crumpled Parchment Tatters
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [HMNFA NX], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Illegible Moldy Narrative
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [HFJ], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Baffling Parchment Paper
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [MP PMJHNC D], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Weirdly-Written Textscroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [UMT G], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Hastily-Written Glyphs
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [JMH], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Tarnished Correspondence
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [U, PJCHUM], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Disintegrating Runescroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [NFV], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
HMNFA NX/HFJ/MP PMJHNC D/UMT G/JMH/U, PJCHUM/NFV
GROUP OF GUARD DRAGON VERY LARGE, DANGEROUS
Hastily-Written Chronicle
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [GCYTFQ], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Disintegrating Runescrap
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [VO WY], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Harrowing Vellum Missive
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [IAU, UYNFG], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Tiny Runic Missive
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [Z VO Q], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Crushed Parchment Tatters
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [YCXF], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Baffling Scrap of Paper
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [OLSEFCU, Y], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Illegible Torn Letter
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [GGYIA YU JOF], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
GCYTFQ/ VO YW/IAU, UYNFG/Z VO Q/YCXF/OLSEFCU Y/GGYIA YU JOF
TRAVEL IN PACKS, SAFETY IN LARGE NUMBERS, ATTACK AS ONE
Ominous Primitive Scripture
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [QDFNG FYY], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Incomprehensible Paragraph
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [Q BCF], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Fading Tattered Brief
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [Z ZFQDVZBN], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Foreign Runic Scribbles
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [DRCF], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Cryptic Molding Runescrap
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [S, DINM], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Destroyed Papyrus Scroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [FG DKQNUF], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Wasted Puzzling Missive
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [DA LVERXGA], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
QDFNG FYY/Q BCF/Z ZFQDVZBN/ DRCF/S, DINM/FG DKQNUF/DA LVERXCA
STEAL EGGS WHEN NEST UNWATCHED, TRAVEL TO SAFETY QUICKLY
Scrawling Primitive Declaration
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [XIVVC JSX], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Intercepted Runic Narrative
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [NMZ], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Incognizable Paper Statement
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [NRC CNKV, KS], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Weirdly-Scrawled Missive
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [TI-VR], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Fading Torn-Up Report
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [V YINF], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Foreign Papyrus Message
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [SJ GISZ], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Enigmatic Article Scrap
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [MLJF], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
XIVVC JSX/NMZ/NRC CNKV, KS/TI-VR/V YINF/SJ GISZ/MLJF
TREES NOT ALWAYS SAFE, FOUR-EYE DRAGON PROWLING
Ripped-Up Papyrus Message
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [NXLZE], but there must be other pieces with more. (1 of 7)
500
Quickly-Written Warning
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [CN HIUK], but there must be other pieces with more. (2 of 7)
500
Damp Ominous Textscrap
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [CN PYQ], but there must be other pieces with more. (3 of 7)
500
Illegible Glyphscroll
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [HIXZX, AX], but there must be other pieces with more. (4 of 7)
500
Unfathomable Ripped Note
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [ACII AUCZ, UK], but there must be other pieces with more. (5 of 7)
500
Destroyed Paper Narrative
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [W AX A], but there must be other pieces with more. (6 of 7)
500
Tarnished Runic Scripture
Trinkets
A mysterious piece of torn parchment. The only characters you can see are [CII ACK], but there must be other pieces with more. (7 of 7)
500
NXLZE /CN HUIK/CN PYQ/HIXZX, AZ/ACII AUCZ, UK/ W AX A/CII ACK
SERTHIS PLAN IS COMPLETE, WE WILL WAIT AND WE WILL WIN
The decoded messages, please let me know if I've made an error, including who cracked the code:
Gray set: "TRAVEL IN PACKS, SAFETY IN LARGE NUMBERS, ATTACK AS" @Slathers
SERTHIS PLAN IS COMPLETE, WE WILL WAIT AND WE WILL WIN@Seafoam
Blue-ish: (F)EATHER DRAGON HATCHERY NEARBY, KEEP WATCH @Slathers
Yellow: MANY PEARL KEEPER DRAGON SOUTH, SEND WARRIORS @sunreon
HARPY LEADER MANY INJURY, TAKEN TO SAFE NEST. @Slathers
Reddish: MAREN PREPARED TO BLOCK FRESHWATER CANALS, ANY MOMENT @Slathers
"Aviar patrol route is clear, be ready to advance." @seafoam
MOUNTAIN CLANS CHASED AWAY, VICTORY FOR LONGNECK @seafoam
GROUP OF/ GUARD DRAGON VERY L/ARG/E, DANGER/OUS @Maki
TREES NOT ALWAYS SAFE, FOUR-EYE DRAGON PROWLING @nika
STEAL EGGS WHEN NEST UNWATCHED, TRAVEL TO SAFETY QUICKLY @Duh, corrections @Azophel
I won't claim to be an expert on either decoding or making forum threads, so let me know if there's anything I should change, update, or delete. Always feel free to add anything you feel is relevant!
And remember: Be sure to drink your Ovaltine!
Last edited on Jul 15, 2014 15:38:30 by Aldenna